Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass box patiently. Then he talked to himself quietly and proudly, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging!”
The boy’s goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, it caused him to keep working.
Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
1. Why did the boy dig the hole?| A．He dreamed to make it through the earth. | B．He planned to give others a lesson in this way. |
| C．He wanted to bring some fun to his friends. | D．He knew there were some colorful stones. |
| A．kind | B．hard-working | C．clever | D．stupid |
| A．Hard work will pay off (取得成功) in the end. | B．Try our best to realize our dreams. |
| C．Enjoy the process of working hard. | D．Not every dream is worth the efforts (努力). |
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【推荐1】Most students have biology classes in the classrooms or the labs in China. But several days ago, I had a biology class outside in my school. My biology teacher, Mr. Ji, asked us to play a game about how birds find food.
He gave us something like spoons or knives. I thought we were going hunting, so knives might work better. Surprisingly, he told us to pick up the beans on the grass with our tools.
When the game started, all of us ran to the grass area and looked for beans. It was hard to pick up something that small, especially from the grass. When I almost got a bean, it dropped back to the ground. When I finally picked up several beans, one of my friends ran into me. I couldn’t keep my balance and fell over. All beans dropped to the ground! Just at that moment, Mr. Ji called us back. I had to leave the game and of course I got a bad result. I couldn’t help thinking that if I were a bird, I would be dead soon.
The fun game made me realize everyone is trying his or her best to survive.
1. How many beans did the writer get at last?| A．None. | B．One. | C．Some. | D．Many. |
| A．Play. | B．Fly. | C．Live. | D．Find. |
| A．The writer did a good job in the biology class. |
| B．The writer didn’t like biology classes in the school. |
| C．The writer found that picking up the beans from the grass was hard. |
| D．The writer didn't find enough food for the birds. |
Once upon a time there was a little boy who was clever, creative and handsome. But he had a very bad temper（脾气）. When he got angry, he usually said and did some very hurtful things. As he grew, his parents became worried about this weakness. Finally, the father had an idea. He gave his son a bag of nails, and a big hammer. "Whenever you lose your temper," he told the boy, "Just take a nail and drive it into the boards of that old fence."
By the end of the first day, the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Gradually, the number became less. Holding his temper proved to be easier than driving nails into the fence! Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He felt proud as he told his parents about that progress.
"As a sign of your success," his father replied, “you get to pull out one nail. In fact, you can do that each day since you don’t lose your temper even once.”
Finally, one day the young boy was able to report proudly that all the nails were gone.
At that point, the father asked his son to take one more look at the fence. “You have done well,” he said. "But I want you to notice the holes that are left. No matter what happens from now on, this fence will never be the same. Saying or doing hurtful things in anger produces the same result. It won't matter how many times you say you're sorry, or how many years pass, the hurt will still be there. We need to avoid as many of those hurts as we can."
1. What's the boy's weakness?| A．His temper. | B．His health. | C．His habit. | D．His grade. |
| A．Pulling out nails isn't part of the father's plan. |
| B．Hurts are always there once they are produced. |
| C．The boy drove 37 nails into the fence all together. |
| D．Holding temper is harder than driving the nails. |
| A．To say sorry for many times. | B．To continue driving the nails. |
| C．To avoid doing hurtful things. | D．To repair the hurts when possible. |
【推荐3】One day John went to tell his father about his “problems” these days.
“I can’t stand them,” he cried.
John’s father patiently (耐心地) listened to him and didn’t say anything. He then just put a potato, an egg and some coffee beans in three different bowls. He asked John to touch and feel them. John described how he felt about each of them after touching.
The father poured water in them and boiled them all. After a few minutes, the father turned off the stove and placed all the bowls on the table to cool them down.
“OK, my son! Touch and feel the egg, potato, and coffee beans again.”
This time John had a different answer. “The potato is easier to peel as it has turned very soft, the egg turns very strong, and there is a fresh coffee smell coming from the beans now.”
Listening to John, his father smiled and said “The potato, egg and coffee beans have changed themselves completely during the testing time in the boiling water. They changed in their own ways. It is impossible to live without difficulties. Life brings problems to us all. But be ready to meet any of them and solve them in your own ways.”
1. How did John feel when he was in trouble?| A．Sad. | B．Happy. | C．Curious. | D．Excited. |
| A．problems | B．water | C．three bowls | D．things in bowls |
| A．He tasted them. | B．He touched and felt them. |
| C．He tried to peel them. | D．He watched them carefully. |
| A．silly | B．hard-working | C．clever | D．surprised |
| A．Everything is possible in life. | B．Learning to cook is important. |
| C．Try to get on well with others. | D．Be ready to meet any problems in life. |
【推荐1】On the evening of March 4th, 2023, the Top Ten People who moved China in 2022 were announced on 2022 Annual People Award Ceremony on CCTV. Deng Xiaolan is one of them. The woman volunteered to teach children music in the mountain village for 18 years.
Deng Xiaolan was born in Yijiazhuang village, Fuping County, Hebei Province in 1943. On Tomb-Sweeping Day (清明节) 2003, she returned to Malan to remember revolutionary (革命的) heroes. On that day, she met a group of primary school students in the village. She asked the children to sing a song. But they couldn’t sing a song at all, not even the national song.
Deng Xiaolan felt a pain about that. She thought childhood without singing is very lonely. After returning to Beijing, she decided to go back to the village and teach music to the children, so that they could become lifelong friends with music. In 2004, after retirement (退休), she came to Malan Village to teach music lessons for the children. Also, she set up the Malan small band, held the Malan Children’s Music Festival and built the Moon Stage (舞台).
Deng Xiaolan even took the children to sing in the 2008 Olympic Games. At the opening and closing ceremonies, the children’s clear voice echoed (回响) over the Bird’s Nest. This group of children from the mountains stood on the stage of the Olympic Games, but it can’t separate from teacher Deng more than ten years of hard work.
The great music teacher passed away on March 22, 2022. In the last 18 years of her life, she spent most of her time on music education for children in Malan Village, which brought her happiness and satisfaction. She left herself to a small mountain village, and she put the children in the mountain village on the most beautiful stage. She didn’t only move the children, but also the whole China.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
| A．There were only ten people who moved China in 2022. |
| B．Children in the mountain village love music. |
| C．Many people enjoyed the program on CCTV. |
| D．Deng Xiaolan was one of the ten people who moved China in 2022. |
| A．Some villagers. | B．Some students. | C．Some heroes. | D．Some tourists. |
a. She taught children music.
b. She moved back and lived in Beijing.
c. She built the Moon Stage.
d. She raised money and built Malan school.
e. She set up the Malan small band.
| A．abe | B．bce | C．ace | D．bde |
| A．Money and happiness. | B．Friendship and happiness. |
| C．Money and knowledge. | D．Happiness and satisfaction. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| Dear Joy, How are you? Are you still coming to my birthday party in July? My family, friends and classmates are all coming. The party is on Saturday, July 2nd at about 6:30. It’s at Uncle Paolo’s restaurant（餐馆）in the city. First, we can eat and talk from 6:30 to about 7:45. After that we can go to a concert（音乐会）in Central Park near History Museum. Every Saturday night, there is a free concert at 8:00. I hope you can come. You can meet my other friends and my sister, too. Emily Emily |
1. The letter is from________ to ________ .
| A．Joy, Emily | B．Emily, Joy |
| C．Joy, sister | D．Emily, sister |
| A．In Central Park. | B．Near History Museum. |
| C．At Uncle Paolo’s restaurant. | D．At home. |
| A．At about 6:30. | B．At about 7:45. |
| C．At about 8:00. | D．At about 6:00. |
| A．They can go to a concert. |
| B．They can eat and talk. |
| C．They can go to the museum. |
| D．They can watch TV. |
| A．Emily’s uncle | B．Emily’s sister |
| C．Emily’s aunt | D．Emily’s brother |
【推荐3】Once there was a naughty boy. He picked two same acorns (橡树果) from the same tree and planted them in two different places. He planted the first in the middle of a forest and the other on a hill by itself.
Do you know what happened later? The acorn planted in the forest lived happily. It enjoyed the sunshine and rich soil. It wasn’t afraid of strong wind and heavy rain at all because there were so many trees standing around it. It was protected well by them. It grew fast. It looked strong but in fact it became weak because it didn’t spread (伸展) its roots for support. At last, it was easily blown down in a storm. What about the acorn standing on a hillside? It had to face every storm and wind by itself. As a result, its roots plunged (插入) deep into the earth and spread in every direction, even wrapping themselves around large stones. At times, it seemed the tree wasn’t growing fast enough but the growth was happening underground. It knew it must make itself strong enough to protect from the threatening (恐吓) of winds and storms. Year by year, it stood straight there all the time no matter how bad the weather would be.
So don’t be afraid of adversity (困境)! Welcome it, please! It is necessary for us to meet it because it is the route (途径) to every success.
根据短文内容判断正、误。(正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)1. The boy picked two same acorns from two trees and planted them in two different places.
2. The acorn planted in the forest looked strong but in fact weak because it didn’t spread its roots for support.
3. The acorn standing on a hillside plunged deep into the earth and grew very fast.
4. At last, the acorn standing on a hillside was blown down in a storm.
5. We should think of the adversity as our part of life. Without it we cannot have the success.
